terminal
/ˈtɜːrmɪnəl/
noun
- A building or place where journeys by train, bus, or airplane begin or end.
- We waited for our flight in the busy airport terminal.
- The bus terminal downtown is being renovated to add more platforms.
- She met her friend at the train terminal just before departure.
- A device, often with a keyboard and screen, used to communicate with a computer system.
- In the 1980s, many offices had green-screen computer terminals.
- He typed commands into the terminal to install the software.
- The IT technician used a terminal to access the server remotely.
- A point of connection in an electrical circuit.
- Make sure the wire is securely attached to the battery terminal.
- The technician checked the terminals on the circuit board for corrosion.
- Each terminal on the switch is labeled for easy wiring.
adjective
- Relating to or causing death; fatal.
- The disease is terminal, but the patient remains comfortable with palliative care.
- A terminal illness often requires difficult decisions about treatment.
- The doctor gave the patient a terminal diagnosis of cancer.
- Situated at or forming the end of something.
- The train arrived at the terminal station, and everyone got off.
- The terminal point of the hiking trail offers a stunning view of the valley.
- The terminal bud at the tip of the branch grows fastest.
- Extreme and final; beyond which no further action or change is possible.
- Their relationship reached a terminal point after years of conflict.
- The computer's hard drive suffered terminal damage and could not be repaired.
- The company faced terminal financial collapse after the scandal.
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